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In coordination with U.S. Embassy Banjul, The Gambia, we helped hundreds of hearing-impaired students receive special face masks that can help with lip-reading. MCJSupport Org is helping these students take the #100DaySollenMask Challenge!We have distributed to St John’s School for the Deaf and Stichting Care Foundation The Gambia at Giboro.

Our President and Founder Muhammed Chuka Joof, serving as Instructor for a 2 days National Youth Council – The Gambia Communications Staff and Civil Society Reps Training on Camera Handling and Photo Editing for effective reporting and operations. Was a short training but the few skills learned can go a long way to shaping theContinue reading “National Youth Council – The Gambia Communications Staff and Civil Society Reps Training on Camera Handling and Photo Editing for effective reporting and operations”

MCJSupport Org and MINISTRY of BASIC & SECONDARY EDUCATION (MoBSE) THE GAMBIA embarked on a nationwide assessment of school computer labs and Installation of STEM Simulations PhET Interactive Simulations, Ahead of STEM Teachers training on how to best utilize school labs and correlate classroom activity with Virtual Labs using PhET. This we believe will easeContinue reading “Nationwide Assessment of School Computer Labs and Installation of STEM Simulations PhET Interactive Simulations”

Internet Society Gambia Chapter- ISOC Gambia Chapterthon 2020 project, in Partnership with MCJSupport OrgA week-long activity of Connecting and enabling the schools for the differently-abled communities at the Gambia Organization for the Visually impaired (GOVI), St Jone’s School for the Deaf, and Methodist School for children with special needs (Children with Autism, Down Syndrome, etc)TheContinue reading “Internet Society Gambia Chapter- ISOC Gambia Chapterthon 2020 project, in Partnership with MCJSupport Org”

A week-long TOT activity at Region 4, for Disaster Risk Reduction and Its Integration in the National curriculum. Aimed at Using Drones and Early Warning Systems for Pre & Post-Floods Disaster Management in The Gambia. General Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography and Agricultural Science. #NationalDisasterManagementAgency#MinistryofBasicandSecondaryEducation#UNESCO#UNOSSC#MCJSupportOrg

MCJSupport Org joined stakeholders, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, UNESCO, Ministry of Higher Education Research Science and Technology, etc other Government Ministries, on a 2 days validation of the Project Report- Framework of a Disaster Risk and Education Strategy Document. This is all geared towards enhancing the national ownership of the aforementioned document producedContinue reading “Project Report Validation – Framework of a Disaster Risk and Education Strategy Document.”

MCJSupport Org joined the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education – on a week-long Training of Science Teachers on Lab Up-Keep and Experimentation, our key involvement was to introduce the Biology, Chemistry and Physics Teachers across the country to PhET Interactive Simulations as a supplementary educational material coupled with interactive classroom sessions. Having more understanding of certain keyContinue reading “Training of Science Teachers on Lab Up-Keep and Experimentation”

MCJSupport Org team met with some officials of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education – Science and Technology Department, to highlight some of its plans for the Post-COVID-19 education response strategy we had in place, which entails the use of subject video tutorials and educational documentaries. In the same vein, discussed SolveEducation self-paced supplementaryContinue reading “MCJSupport Org – SolveEducation”

Students most especially the grade 9 and 12, will face a lot of challenge if not provided with an alternative to keep them occupied during the 21 days closure due to the COVID-19. These are specialist in different subject areas and technicians working together tirelessly in making sure the Digital Content is of quality, usingContinue reading “Digital Content Development Continues”

To engage the students at home through the use of digital content on TV, Radio and social platforms, is a task not as easy as it seems but putting amazing heads together nothing is impossible. Content development sessions with subject specialist to plan on what is more relevant to the students especially in the scienceContinue reading “Digital Content Creation for the STUDENTS in The Gambia, to be Access on TV, Radios and Social Platforms”